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Association between premature onset of chondrodermatitis nodularis helicis and tobacco smoking (in adults <61 years): results of a multicentric, case-control retrospective study

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Acknowledgments

statistical analysis and interpretation were also completed with the assistance of the Scientific and Technical Services (Statistical Consultancy Unit) from the University of Oviedo (Tania Iglesias Cabo). This investigation was performed in memorian of Carmen Cadarso Suárez PhD (University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain); without her great help and expert statistical guidance, this research would not have beenpossible, and we remember her with gratitude.

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  1. Dermatology Department, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Avenida de Roma, s/n., Oviedo, 33011, Asturias, Spain

    Francisco Vázquez-López, Jimena Carrero, Sebastián Reyes & Cristina Galache

  2. GRIDER (Dermatology Investigation Group of Asturias), Oviedo, Spain

    Francisco Vázquez-López & Cristina Galache

  3. Research Methodology Group, University Clinical Hospital of Santiago (CHUS), Health Research Institute of Santiago de Compostela (IDIS), Santiago de Compostela, Spain

    Carla Díaz-Louzao

  4. Dermatology Department, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Avenida de Valdecilla, 25, Santander, 39008, Cantabria, Spain

    Marcos Antonio-González-López

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Vázquez-López, F., Carrero, J., Reyes, S. et al. Association between premature onset of chondrodermatitis nodularis helicis and tobacco smoking (in adults <61 years): results of a multicentric, case-control retrospective study. Eur J Dermatol 33, 432–433 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1684/ejd.2023.4539

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